ping GA server to keep analytic sessions alive

resources/lib/ga_client.py

@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ from utils import window, settings, language as lang
 
 log = logging.getLogger("EMBY."+__name__)
 
+# for info on the metrics that can be sent to Google Analytics
+# https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/protocol/v1/parameters#events
+
 class GoogleAnalytics():
 
     testing = False
@@ -52,12 +55,6 @@ class GoogleAnalytics():
 	
     def sendEventData(self, eventCategory, eventAction, eventLabel=None):
        
-        if(settings('metricLogging') == "false"):
-            return
-        
-        # for info on the metrics that can be sent to Google Analytics
-        # https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/protocol/v1/parameters#events
-        
         # all the data we can send to Google Analytics
         data = {}
         data['v'] = '1'
@@ -82,8 +79,15 @@ class GoogleAnalytics():
         if(eventLabel != None):
             data['el'] = eventLabel # Event Label
         
+        self.sendData(data)
+            
+    def sendData(self, data):
+    
         log.info("GA: " + str(data))
 
+        if(settings('metricLogging') == "false"):
+            return
+        
         if(self.testing):
             url = "https://www.google-analytics.com/debug/collect" # test URL
         else:
@@ -97,3 +101,5 @@ class GoogleAnalytics():
         if(self.testing):
             log.info("GA: " + r.text.encode('utf-8'))
             
+    
+            

resources/lib/service_entry.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import sys
+import time
 import _strptime # Workaround for threads using datetime: _striptime is locked
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ class Service(object):
     library_thread = None
 
     last_progress = datetime.today()
-
+    lastMetricPing = time.time()
 
     def __init__(self):
 
@@ -139,6 +140,13 @@ class Service(object):
                 # or Kodi is shut down.
                 self._server_online_check()
 
+            # ping metrics server to keep sessions alive
+            # ping every 3 min
+            timeSinceLastPing = time.time() - self.lastMetricPing
+            if(timeSinceLastPing > 180):
+                self.lastMetricPing = time.time()
+                ga = GoogleAnalytics()
+                ga.sendEventData("Application", "Ping")
                 
             if self.monitor.waitForAbort(1):
                 # Abort was requested while waiting. We should exit